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He founded and ran the online culture portal [[Koridor]] (in Slovak, 1999-2002). In 2003 he co-founded [[BURUNDI]] media lab and organised there the [[Translab]] evening series. Developed the open source tool for online group-help [[backstage]], and number of websites and online databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations. Together with [[Magdaléna Kobzová]] he organised the two-week long workshop-based event [[Summer Open Academy]], bringing together people from the arts, technology, media and humanities (Bratislava, 2006 & 2007). Since 2004 he has been involved in the organisation of [[Multiplace]] network culture festival, in 2007-09 as festival coordinator. Since 2008, together with [[Peter Gonda]] he has been running the free art server [[Sanchez]]. In 2004, he initiated [[Monoskop:About|Monoskop]], a wiki for art, culture and media technology; and in 2009, together with [[Tomáš Kovács]], its affiliated online repository of publications, [[Monoskop Log]].  
 
He founded and ran the online culture portal [[Koridor]] (in Slovak, 1999-2002). In 2003 he co-founded [[BURUNDI]] media lab and organised there the [[Translab]] evening series. Developed the open source tool for online group-help [[backstage]], and number of websites and online databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations. Together with [[Magdaléna Kobzová]] he organised the two-week long workshop-based event [[Summer Open Academy]], bringing together people from the arts, technology, media and humanities (Bratislava, 2006 & 2007). Since 2004 he has been involved in the organisation of [[Multiplace]] network culture festival, in 2007-09 as festival coordinator. Since 2008, together with [[Peter Gonda]] he has been running the free art server [[Sanchez]]. In 2004, he initiated [[Monoskop:About|Monoskop]], a wiki for art, culture and media technology; and in 2009, together with [[Tomáš Kovács]], its affiliated online repository of publications, [[Monoskop Log]].  
  
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In [[2012]] he has co-founded the artist collective [[La Société Anonyme]]. Collaborated with [[OKNO]], [[Atrakt Art]] ([[3/4|3/4 magazine]]), [[13m3]], [[Col-me]], [[Satori]], [[Artlist]], and others. Taught interactive media at Prague College (2006). Guest lectures at AKU Banská Bystrica, VŠVU Bratislava, MU Brno, FaVU Brno, AVU Prague, FAMU Prague and elsewhere. He had lived in the United States (2002-03), [[Prague]] (2004-08), [[Berlin]] (2008-10), [[Rotterdam]] (2010-12), and currently is based in [[Bergen]] and [[Bratislava]].
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In [[2012]] he has co-founded the artist collective [[La Société Anonyme]]. Collaborated with [[OKNO]], [[Atrakt Art]] ([[3/4|3/4 magazine]]), [[13m3]], [[Col-me]], [[Satori]], [[Artlist]], and others. Taught interactive media at Prague College (2006) and lectured at universities and academies internationally. He had lived in the United States (2002-03), [[Prague]] (2004-08), [[Berlin]] (2008-10), [[Rotterdam]] (2010-12), and currently is based in [[Bergen]] and [[Bratislava]].
  
 
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Dušan Barok is an artist, writer and cultural activist involved in critical practise in the fields of software, art, and theory. Born in Bratislava, he graduated in information technologies from the University of Economics, Bratislava (DI, 2002), and Networked Media from the Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam (MA, 2012).

He founded and ran the online culture portal Koridor (in Slovak, 1999-2002). In 2003 he co-founded BURUNDI media lab and organised there the Translab evening series. Developed the open source tool for online group-help backstage, and number of websites and online databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations. Together with Magdaléna Kobzová he organised the two-week long workshop-based event Summer Open Academy, bringing together people from the arts, technology, media and humanities (Bratislava, 2006 & 2007). Since 2004 he has been involved in the organisation of Multiplace network culture festival, in 2007-09 as festival coordinator. Since 2008, together with Peter Gonda he has been running the free art server Sanchez. In 2004, he initiated Monoskop, a wiki for art, culture and media technology; and in 2009, together with Tomáš Kovács, its affiliated online repository of publications, Monoskop Log.

In 2012 he has co-founded the artist collective La Société Anonyme. Collaborated with OKNO, Atrakt Art (3/4 magazine), 13m3, Col-me, Satori, Artlist, and others. Taught interactive media at Prague College (2006) and lectured at universities and academies internationally. He had lived in the United States (2002-03), Prague (2004-08), Berlin (2008-10), Rotterdam (2010-12), and currently is based in Bergen and Bratislava.

Recent talks
  • "Dívat se na databázi: Audiovizuální archiv prizmatem softwaru a databází", Artyčok.tv, The Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, November 2012. [1]
  • "You'll Like This Art Because You're In It", Karaoke Europe: Očarenie realitou symposium, Stanica, Žilina, December 2012. [2]
  • "Softvérová studia a špatná média", Interactive Media Theory seminar, Masaryk University, Brno, December 2012. (in Slovak)
  • With Andrej Chudý, "Remediácia kultúrnej produkcie v digitálnom sieťovom prostredí", Remediácia: V kontexte transdisciplinarity conference, Polish Institute, Bratislava, January 2013. [3]
  • "Dedovia, dediči a vydedenci umenia a vedy na Slovensku. Kapitoly z mediálnej archeológie", Alef 0 series, Stanica, Žilina, February 2013. [4] / Krakatoa talk club, A4-Zero Space, Bratislava, March 2013. [5]
  • "Merely Incentive", Renew: Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology, Riga, October 2013. (in English)
    • "Len incentív", trans. Tomáš Kohút, Tim Ezin 4:1-2 (2013-14), Brno, pp 69-71. (in Slovak)
  • "Dve médiá", Zlá média / Evil media: Eristika nových médií conference, Masaryk University, Brno, November 2013. [6]
  • "Making Access", FREE?! Winter Night’s Copyright Fairytale event, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, November 2013. (in English) [7]
  • "Information Agency", 4 živly - filmový seminár: Moc médií, Banská Štiavnica, Mar 2014. [8]
  • "K technikám publikovania", Informace mezi komoditou a komunitou seminar, Tranzitdisplay, Prague, May 2014. (in Slovak) [9]
  • "Communing Texts", Off the Press conference, WORM, Rotterdam, May 2014. Video documentation (17 min). (in English) [10]
  • "Poetika v spojení. Polia mediality", Literatura, technologie, média colloquium, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Oct 2014. (in Slovak) [11]
  • "Poetics of Research", Public Library conference, Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Nov 2014. (in English) [12]
  • "Scribing Sound", Writing Sounds 2 exhibition, Lydgalleriet, Bergen, Nov 2014. [13] [14]
Edited publications
  • Dušan Barok, Magdaléna Kobzová (eds.), Save Before It's Gone, 2006. Includes interviews with Dirk Paesmans, Maja Kuzmanovic, Darko Fritz, and Andrei Smirnov. (in English)
Essays
Interviews
Interviews (given)
Works

22.2.2001 (2001), Matrica slovenská (2006), Computer with a Printer (2006), FaceLeaks (2010), The SKOR Codex (with La Société Anonyme, 2012), XVIII (with La Société Anonyme and Marja Wilgenkamp, 2013).

Contact
  • db at societyofalgorithm dot org
  • PGP key
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